Docklands Trail

How many times have you passed by on the outside of the Merseyside dock wall knowing that beyond it was forbidden territory? How many times have your parents and grandparents done the same?

Now you can plan your trip on the inside of that wall, stepping on Merseyside’s docklands history.

Thanks to Prospice 21, and the formal agreement of Peel Ports, there is now a firm plan to open that wall to visitors. It will start in 2015, and extend the access in years to come to six selected sites across the whole waterfront.

The development of the six sites will take several years. But the first site will be opened in the Summer of 2015.

The detailed design of the content of the six sites will be done by generations of Hugh Baird students, as part of their formal learning and qualifications. National Museums Liverpool will be setting the curating standards for the Docklands Trail. Together, this will result in the Trail earning its place as a world-class tourist attraction – for local residents and for visitors from around the UK and around the world.